Algorithm of Fire by Ritu Raj

Ritu Raj

Algorithm of Fire, 2025

Mixed Media on Canvas

48 x 48 in

Signature: Signed and dated on the back

In Algorithm of Fire, geometry confronts intensity — a disciplined form set against an eruption of gesture. Broad, sweeping strokes of rose and crimson coil across the surface, charged with heat and movement, while a vertical block of yellow and deep blue stands firm, resolute. The composition stages a dialogue between combustion and control, impulse and order. Fire here is not chaos alone, but a system of energy, transformation, and release. The solid rectangle anchors the blaze, suggesting containment within volatility. This work frames fire as an algorithm of force: consuming, reshaping, and clarifying — a reminder that creation often emerges through friction, pressure, and heat.